Overview

This book constitutes the proceedings of a meeting which brought together contributors from the four European networks in the area of the theory of fundamental interactions. While each of these networks overlaps strongly with all the others, this coming together gives the proceedings a greater than usual breadth of subjects nevertheless. The wide range of topics in quantum field theory covered includes Hamiltonian and semiclassical methods, critical phenomena and various aspects of classical and quantum gravity including also a study in the detection of gravitational radiation. This, together with the leading item on the recent history of the subject, gives an overall perspective of the many new research directions in this area.

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Author:   D H Tchrakian (St Patrick's College, Ireland)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN:  

9789810223502

ISBN 10:   9810223501
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   01 December 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The search for the ultimate structure of matter - triumph and crisis in late-20th century physics, C.G. Callan; the novel features of strongly coupled two-dimensional gravity, J.-L. Gervais; quantum logic and decohering histories in quantum gravity, C. Isham; cohomological aspects of Yang-Mills theory and gravity, M. Henneaux; quasi exactly solvable systems of equations - application to sphalerons, Y. Brihaye; solitons in the standard model, C. Bachas; Z3-graded algebras, R. Kerner; double scaling limits in sigma models and catastrophe theory, W. Ruhl; non-vacuum pseudoparticles, quantum tunnelling and metastability, H.J.W. Muller-Kirsten; construction of field theories in 2 dimensions - Debye screening versus integrability, R. Flume; dynamics of coherent structures in 2+1 dimensions, W.J. Zakrzewski; systems with polynomial conservation laws, D.B. Fairlie; detection of gravitational waves, J.-W. van Holten; aspects of Galilean and relativistic particle mechanics with first class constraints, L. Lusanna; new perspectives in complex general relativity, G. Esposito.

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